Cable: DPI is good for us; Congressman: it's frightening — While the cable industry told Congress that deep packet inspection technology was great for consumers, Rick Boucher (D-VA) expressed some doubts. DPI's “privacy intrusion potential is nothing short of frightening,” he said …

Windows 7 RC (7100) out early on torrent trackers — While the partner page Microsoft put up a few days back announcing the availability of the Windows 7 RC turned out to be another minor slip-up, the results in Mininova's index are a bit more real. — You guessed it - the Windows 7 RC build (7100) has been leaked.

Go test drive Windows 7 RC (7100) today — If you're like me and watched from a distance leaked builds of Windows 7 fly past like water balloons in a water balloon fight, then the time to join the fun is now. The highly anticipated release candidate (RC) build of Windows 7 has been leaked and its authenticity is entirely undisputed.

Did Apple Just Fire 1,600 Retail Workers? Nope. — Question of the day: Did Apple somehow lay off 10 percent of its retail staff in the last quarter without anyone noticing until today? Answer: No. — My bloggy brethren are hopped up about Apple's disclosure, via its most recent quarterly filing …

Van Natta Confirmed as CEO of MySpace-The Full Press Release — Former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta has finally been officially named as CEO of MySpace, as BoomTown reported yesterday, according to a press release from News Corp. — He will replace CEO and co-founder Chris DeWolfe, who stepped down from the job earlier this week.

Apple found guilty of willful patent infringement — Apple has been found guilty of willfully infringing on a “predictive snooping” patent awarded to Opti Inc. in 2002. The company has been ordered to pay just over $19 million in compensation, despite its attempts to have the patent thrown out.

The Technology Generation Gap at Work is Oh So Wide — Recently, business information solutions provider LexisNexis released the results of a study that examined how technology was used in the American workplace. The focus of the study was on the differing opinions between generational groups.

Twitter Eats World: Global Visitors Shoot Up To 19 Million — Twitter's march towards world domination continues apace. This morning comScore released its global numbers for March, 2009. Worldwide visitors to Twitter.com increased 95 percent in the month of March from 9.8 million to 19.1 million, according to its estimates.

Even when not explicit, ISP data caps still haunt users — Time Warner Cable's data cap plan might be history (for now), but unpublished data caps live on thanks to the “acceptable use policy.” ISPs that continue to rely on ambiguous metrics for abuse had best tread carefully …

Ubuntu 9.04 as slick as Windows 7, Mac OS X — Here's what the official press release won't tell you about Ubuntu 9.04, which formally hit the streets overnight: its designers have polished the hell out of its user interface since the last release in October.

Google fixes severe Chrome security hole — Google released a new version of its Chrome browser Thursday to fix a high-severity security problem. — The problem affects Google's mainstream stable version of Chrome and is fixed in the new version 1.0.154.59.

OQO's Brutal Lesson: Innovate and Die — OQO's ultra-mobile personal computer was one of the most anticipated devices of the last 10 years. After briefing journalists under a shroud of secrecy, the company launched its advanced design for a fully functional Windows computer that fits …

Interview: Tweetie creator Loren Brichter — Atebits software released Tweetie for Mac this week and Aulia Masna, executive editor of Macworld Indonesia, scored an interview with author Loren Brichter in between his sleeps. That is, if he slept at all. Given the popularity of Tweetie …

Nvidia ION netbooks confirmed for June … The netbook is about to get a graphics boost as early as June Pocket-lint has learnt with a number of companies preparing to announce Nvidia ION powered models. — Although reluctant to tell us which companies will be announcing new models …

Facebook Duplicates Twitter, Launches Status Text Updates — Earlier today Facebook turned on a feature to let users receive text updates from public profiles, the same way that Twitter users can receive mobile updates from specified profiles. It's a small change but for brands it adds a lot of potential.

Silicon Valley's Wired Race for Governor — With Governor Schwarzenegger's approval ratings plummeting and a budget crisis looming, Californians are already looking for their next gubernatorial savior—and Silicon Valley is stocking the till. — The Valley used to be the state's political bank …

Internet blacklist — The BBC goes behind the scenes at the Internet Watch Foundation to see how its researchers cope with the psychologically demanding job of policing sites peddling images of child abuse. — The watchdog that blocked a Wikipedia page last year over a rock album cover …